Brandon Costa, Director of Digital

Brandon Costa is Director of Digital for the Sports Video Group, where he covers the sports video production industry, with a focus on live streaming, over-the-top (OTT), social media, and other digital distribution technologies and platforms.
He also directs SVG's internal digital strategies launching the company's video outfit, 'SVG On Demand,' designing and overseeing its mobile application, 'SVG Mobile,' and serving as executive producer and host of The SVG Podcast.
Costa serves as program director of both the SVG College Sports Summit and the SVG Digital Summit.
Prior to his time at SVG, Costa spent five years hosting programs, producing voiceovers, and writing editorial content for MLB Advanced Media in NYC. He has also served as community sports editor at the Asbury Park Press in Neptune, NJ. He began his career at WRHU Radio in Hempstead, NY as a sportscaster.
A native of Hazlet, NJ, Costa is a graduate of Hofstra University. He currently resides in Jersey City, NJ.

Recent Posts by Brandon Costa, Director of Digital

With another NFL season in the rear-view mirror, video-production teams at franchises across the country are already planning for a busy offseason. On the latest episode of The SVG Podcast, we visit with the San Francisco 49ers, 49ers Studios, and VP/Executive Producer Robert Alberino Jr.
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In just one week, the entry window for the 11th-annual SVG College Sports Media Awards in association with NACDA (CSMAs) will open, and the competition to take home the college-sports-video industry’s most prestigious awards will be on!
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2018 not only was a breakout year for direct-to-consumer sports-streaming products but also showcased a notably strong performance by sports-streaming distributor FloSports. The company signed more than 250 content partnership deals in those 12 months and gained more traction and visibility among viewers and across the sports-media industry at large.
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More and more these days, sports-television presentations are resembling their videogame counterparts. Thanks to new player and puck tracking being debuted Saturday night in San Jose, CA, by the NHL, NBC Sports’ production of the 2019 NHL All-Star Game may be one of the most telling examples of that trend that we’ve seen to date.
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What is the duty of a regional sports network? Is it to broadcast the games of the professional sports teams in a given market, or do the responsibilities extend beyond that into the local communities? Fox Sports Regional Networks showed where they stand on the topic last Saturday as Fox Sports North produced Hockey Day […]
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In the great state of Minnesota, the people take pride in two things: their love of hockey and their ability to tolerate the cold. Both were on display in a big way on Saturday when the Minneapolis-based regional sports network Fox Sports North carried Hockey Day Minnesota under the most extreme cold the event has […]
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Last week was a big one for ESPN+. The video service powered by The Walt Disney Co.’s Direct-to-Consumer and International (DTCI) division and ESPN, grew both on the technological front and in terms of subscriber support, following the addition of some new functionality and the debut of one of the platform’s newest and biggest partners: […]
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The latest in the SVG College Regional Event Series takes us to Kentucky and the campus of the University of Louisville on Feb. 26 for SVG College: Louisville. Network with and learn from some of the top college-sports-video content creators in the area, tour the Cardinals’ new $8 million, 7,850-sq.-ft. broadcast center designed for the upcoming launch of the ACC Network, and become a part of the SVG College family at this intimate […]
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Indiana’s love affair with the sport of basketball is unrivaled, and, on Saturday, Fox Sports Indiana will, for the third consecutive year, broadcast its love letter to hoops in the Hoosier State with Basketball Day Indiana.
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On Saturday, the frozen waters of Lake Bemidji will come alive as the home to one of Minnesota sports television’s great modern traditions: Hockey Day Minnesota. In its 13th year, HDM is, perhaps, the biggest day on the Fox Sports North calendar, with the regional sports network slated for more than 14 straight hours of […]
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